Word · Frequency #24252
spotter
干洗店去渍工
a worker at a dry-cleaning establishment who removes spots
- 1.
A person who observes something.
观察者。
- 2.
a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots
在干洗店工作的去污工人
- 3.
A member of a sniper team who in addition to this function is responsible for providing additional information about targets from a different point of view.
除观察外还负责从不同视角提供目标补充信息的狙击小组成员。
- 4.
a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers)
负责标记或识别的工人
- 5.
One who supervises a person performing an activity, in order to help them should they be unable to complete it.
在某人进行活动时进行监护,以便在其无法完成时提供帮助的人。
- 6.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
受雇观察预期事件的人
- 7.
Dolphins of the genus Stenella, and specifically Stenella attenuata distinguished from the streaker (Stenella coeruleoalba) and the spinner (Stenella longirostris).
原海豚属(Stenella)的物种,特别是白点原海豚(Stenella attenuata),区别于条纹原海豚(Stenella coeruleoalba)和长吻原海豚(Stenella longirostris)。
- 8.
A team member responsible for communication with the driver to keep them up-to-date about on-track events, such as other nearby cars.
负责与车手沟通、通报赛道情况(如附近其他车辆)的团队成员。
- 9.
A person employed to assist a sports presenter by identifying the players or events during a game.
受雇协助体育节目主持人识别比赛中球员或事件的人。
观察者。；在干洗店工作的去污工人；除观察外还负责从不同视角提供目标补充信息的狙击小组成员。；负责标记或识别的工人；在某人进行活动时进行监护,以便在其无法完成时提供帮助的人。
In use
The spotter removed the coffee stain from my jacket before it was dry-cleaned.
A good spotter knows which chemical works best for each kind of stain.
The manager asked the spotter to treat the wine mark on the tablecloth.
act as a spotter
He acted as a spotter for the military drills.
他在军事演习中担任观察员。
a spotter for sth
也常指体育运动中的侦察员。
The company hired a spotter for the dry-cleaning process.
公司为干洗流程雇了一名去污工。
spotter + noun (attributive)
通常用于军事或航空领域。
Connections
Collocations
- bird spotter
- 观鸟者
- A keen bird spotter, she keeps a notebook of every species she sees.作为一位狂热的观鸟者，她把看到的每一种鸟都记在笔记本上。
- storm spotter
- 风暴观测员
- Storm spotters reported the tornado to the local weather service.风暴观测员向当地气象部门报告了龙卷风。
- sniper spotter
- 狙击手观察员
- The sniper spotter used binoculars to confirm the target's position.狙击手观察员用双筒望远镜确认了目标的位置。
- gym spotter
- 健身保护者
- Always have a gym spotter when you lift heavy weights.举重物时一定要有健身保护者在旁。
- talent spotter
- 人才发掘者
- The team's talent spotter travelled across the country to watch young players.球队的人才发掘者走遍全国去观看年轻球员比赛。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：spot（看见）＋后缀-er（人）＝看见目标的人；健身房里的保护者也是spotter。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：业余观察活动（观鸟/观机等）、侦察/选拔等专业领域 该词“观察者”义的语体随场景变化：在业余爱好（如观鸟、观机）中比较常见且偏口语化；在侦察、选拔等专业领域则更正式。总体语体灵活，需结合具体用法选择。
Grammar Note
可数名词，指观察者或侦察员
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词都含拼写片段 -otter，美式读音为 /ɑtɚ/，与 spotter 构成真押韵。注意 spitter /ˈspɪtɚ/ 和 putter /ˈpʌtɚ/ 虽形似，但元音不同，不与 spotter 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.